Bedclothes-holder.



A. L. WORTHLEY.

BEDGLOTHES HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29,1913.

1,092,468. Patented Apr. 7, 19m

ANNIE L. WORTI-ILEY, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

BEDCLOTI-IES-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 7, 1914.

Application filed January 29, 1913. Serial No. 744,877.

v To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANNIE L. WoR'rHL-EY, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city of Los Angeles,county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Bedclothes-Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to bed clothes holders, and particularly to bedclothes holders adapted to secure the bed clothes transversely of thebed after an occupant has been placed therein, and the principal objectis to provide a holder that is quickly secured to the side rail of thebed and clamps the clothes to the upright rod con nected therewith.

It is a further object to provide two members composing the holder ofwire of light weight and sufficient resiliency to engage the bed railand lock the rail engaging member, together with the bed clothes incontact with the desired upright rod of the side of a bed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bed, showing theinvention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation of the railengaging member viewed from the inner side of the rail to which it isengaged. 8 is an end elevation of the same member, showing the bedclothes and the clamp member in dotted lines, together with a section ofrod and lower rail. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the upper portion of therail engaging member, the rod being shown in section and the clampmember in dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the clamp member,showing the bed rod in section.

This invention is particularly applicable for use in childrens beds andespecially where children are prone to throw off the bed clothes afteronce being placed in position, and the invent-ion, as shown, is appliedto such a childs bed, although it may be adapted to a number of similaruses, the main portion of the holder consisting of the rail engagingmember 7, which is preferably formed of an integral piece of wiresufliciently stiff to retain the required shape and sufficientlyresilient to permit of enough elasticity to slide the loop 8 forming theends of the wire, over the lower rail 9. forming, together with the toprail 10 and intermediate rod 11, a side of the common metallic childsbed.

The loop 8 is preferably formed of the configuration shown, having itsopening facing the inner side of the rail, the wire being further bentto form the limb 12 of a yoke having a horizontal portion 14, thishorizontal portion being again bent to form the substantially verticalshank 15, above which a loop 16 is formed extending in the oppositedirection from the loop 8, the wire being again bent to form loop 17 inthe same direction as the loop 8, and again bentback to form the loop18, extending slightly beyond the loop 16 so that a continuation orduplications of the loop 16, vertical portion 15, horizontal portion 14,together with a limb 12 and another loop 8 complete the rail engagingmember. The limbs 12 and shanks 15 are in a plane parallel with thelongitudinal vertical plane of one side of the bed, with the loops 17straddling, to a slight extent, the rod 11. The portions 15 forming theshank may be brazed or secured together by any suitable means, a smallstrap 20 being shown to hold the two portions adjacent, the yoke formedbelow being provided so that it may be carried around rods which areprovided with ornamental sockets or trimmings at the junction of thevertical rods and the rail.

The clamp member 21 is formed preferably of two pieces of wire of thesame character as that composing the rail engaging member, the loop 22adapted to encircle the bed clothes and hold the same intermediate theloop 18 and loops 16, is provided with an eye 23 at one end and a hook24 at the op positely disposed end. An eye 25 formed in one end of thebar 26 engages with the eye 23 on the loop 22, the opposite end of thebar being provided with a book 27 by which it engages and hooks into thehook 24 previously described. The bar 26 is preferably provided with ahump 28, formed with a radius preferably the same as the rod 11, so thatthe movement thereon is limited to some extent.

In the operation of the device, the rail engaging member is insertedfrom the inner side of the bed and the loops 8 forced over the lowerrail, with the yoke straddling the rod 11, and the shank held engagedwith the inner side of the rod which it straddles, the bed clothes arepulled down until a fold 30 is formed which falls between the loop 18and loops 16. The clamp member is now unhooked and brought with the loop22 down in under the loop 18 and pulls the fold 30 closer in to the rod11 and the hooks 24 and 27 are engaged, the tension depending to a greatextent on the resillency and adjustment of the bed clothes and theclothes 5 are securely clamped in contact with the rod and adjacentmembers.

A similar holder is inserted on the opposite side of the bed and the bedclothes secured, it having been found that the best po- 1O sition isabout midway of the bed or where the clothes cover the body of anoccupant.

WVhat I claim is: 1. A bed clothes holder, comprising an integral bedrail engaging member having 15 an upper looped extension, and aseparable clamp member, engaging and embracing said looped extensionintermediate its looped extension and the opposite end.

2. In a bed clothes holder, in combination 20 with a bed rail and a rodon said rail, of an integral bed rail engaging member having anextension terminating in a plurality of loops formed of resilientmaterial, a hinged clamp member, and means to secure said clamp memberin operative engagementbetween a pair of said loops and embracing saidextension and said rod on-said bed rail. 3. In a bed clothesholder, incombination with the side rail ofa bed and a vertical rod securedtherein, of an integral'piece of wire,-

and embrace said shank and rod to secure a fold of bed clot-hes thereto.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 21st day of January, 1913.

A. L. WORTHLEY. '7

Witnesses EDMUND A. STRAUSE. MARIE BATTEY;

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